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高三英语一轮复习 必修二 Unit5 The-Beatles

高三英语一轮复习 必修二 Unit5 The-Beatles

披头士被认为是流行乐坛历史上在商业上最 成功与最伟大的乐队,依美国唱片业协会正
式统计,是美国国内生涯销量最高歌手,总 销超过1亿7千万张,而全球销量超过10亿张。 1970年乐队解散后,各成员以成功的个人歌 手事业继续发展。
❖ The Beatles (披头士乐队)在上个世纪六 十年代引领了轰轰烈烈的,被美国称为 “英国入侵(British Invasion)”的音乐文化 入侵浪潮,从根本上冲击了美国音乐的基 础,彻底结束了“猫王”埃尔维斯·普雷斯 利(Elvis Presley)的王朝,统治了美国唱片 市场,并影响了此后美国本土流行音乐的 发展道路.
❖ They were called the godfathers of rock music(摇滚乐 教父). They brought into being many new musical styles and inspired a lot of new ideas and concepts
John Lennon George Harrison Paul McCartney RingoStarr
❖A Brief Introduction
❖The Members of the Beatles ❖The Beatles’ Success ❖The Reasons for Their Success
披头士(The Beatles)
❖ 披头士(The Beatles),亦称为“甲壳虫乐 队” ,是一个英国摇滚乐队,在20世纪60年代 掀起了一阵“Beatlemania”(披头士狂热), 引领了英伦入侵(British Invasion),是20世纪 60年代的文化标志之一。
❖ 披头士1960年成立于英国利物浦,1970年解散, 由成员John Lennon、Paul McCartney、George Harrison和 Ringo Starr组成。

人教版高中英语必修二第五单元课文翻译

人教版高中英语必修二第五单元课文翻译

人教版高中英语必修二第五单元课文翻译第五单元并非乐队的乐队你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里有名的歌手或音乐家吗?你是否曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱,观众欣赏你的歌唱为你鼓掌吗?你唱卡拉OK时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样著名的歌星吗?说实在的,很多人把名和利看得很重。

那么,人们又是怎样一起组成乐队的呢?许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队,是因为他们喜欢自己作曲,演奏自己的音乐。

他们开始可能是一组中学生,在某个人家里排练音乐是成名的第一步。

有时他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路人演奏,这样他们可以为自己或自己要买的乐器多挣一些钱。

后来,他们可能在酒吧或者俱乐部里演出,这样他们可以得到现金。

当然,他们希望在录音棚里录音,然后卖掉上百万张碟,从而成为百万富翁。

然而,也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队。

这支乐队叫“门基乐队”,它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。

组成乐队的音乐人演奏音乐,还彼此打趣都笑。

这些玩笑和音乐大多都在模仿“甲壳虫”乐队。

电视制作人原计划想寻找四位会唱又会表演的乐手。

他们在报纸上登了一则广告,想招摇滚乐手,但他们只招到一个满意的。

乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替。

因为这些演员中有些人唱得不是很好,他们不得不依靠队里的其他人帮助。

所以在演出的时候他们只是假唱。

不管怎样,他们的表演非常幽默以至于其他的乐队也开始模仿。

他们非常走红使得歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部。

门基乐队每个星期都要在电视上演唱由别的音乐家创作的歌曲。

然而,经过大约一年以后,门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来,他们开始像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲。

然后他们录制自己的唱片,并且开始巡回表演他们自己的音乐。

在美国,他们甚至比“甲壳虫”乐队还要受欢迎,出售的录音专辑还要多。

“门基乐队”大约在1970年左右解散,但是令人高兴的是,到80年代中期他们再次聚首。

在1996年,他们推出了一张新的专辑,像真正的乐队一样以此来庆祝他们以往的时光。

高一英语必修2 Unit 5 Music 阅读课件 (ppt)

高一英语必修2 Unit 5 Music 阅读课件 (ppt)

Go over the passage and look for the main idea of each paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 How “The Monkees” was formed.
The development of “The Monkees”.
Comparison
The Monkees Begin Member TV show Singer, actors Play jokes as well as sing
Other Bands
A group of people singers
Style
Sing songs
Taught by the students
Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer. How musicians form bands.
1.The writer believes that most of us have dreamed of being a famous musician or singer. T Some bands in American 2.Bands in American areare all formed by high school students. F 3.It was" The TheMonkees Beatles" that started in a different way. F 4.It was hard for the TV organizers to look for good rock musicians. T 5.At first," The Monkees" didn't play their own songs. T

人教新课标必修二 Unit 5 Music-Warming up and Reading[课件]

人教新课标必修二 Unit 5 Music-Warming up and Reading[课件]

Read and answer questions. (Para2)
• Why do musicians meet and form a band?
Because they like to write and play music.
• Who usually form bands?
Many times in America, bands are formed by high school students.
The passage is about the successful development ___________ of a famous the Monkees band____________ .
Read again and Match main ideas with paragraphs
Background背景介绍
门基乐队是一只美国本土乐队,由四人 组成,于二十世纪60年代兴起,最初, 乐队成员是应一则电视广告走到一起的。 电视制作人想寻找四位很活跃又很会演 奏的乐手。他们在报上登了广告,想招 摇滚乐手,但是只招到一位符合条件 的——也就是后来的乐队主唱弗雷迪。
The Band That Wasn’t 并非乐队的乐队
How were the Monkees formed and how did they develop? (Para. 3&4)




Can you draw a picture to show their development ?


The road to success
in the mid-1980s
funny bright
lively

人教版高中英语必修二Unit5Music[单元课件]

人教版高中英语必修二Unit5Music[单元课件]
reuniting in the mid-1980s
producing a new record in
1996 as a real band
Task
1. They produced a new
record in 1996 D
2. Most musicians get
together and
C
3. They put an advertisement
How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.
This is how most bands start.
being famous (paragraph1)
forming a band (paragraph 2)
in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians,
A
4. The first TV show E
5. However, the band
broke up about 1970, B
A. but only one person was accepted.
Jazz
Country music
Choral
Listen and match the music with the picture (Warming up)
choral country music rap folk music rock ‘n’ Roll classical music jazz orchestra
They gave so good _p_e_rf_o_r_m__a_n_c_es_ that their fans supported then fiercely.

2015年高中英语RAPCountry musicunit5单元课件人教版必修2

2015年高中英语RAPCountry musicunit5单元课件人教版必修2

1. He often ______ dreamed _____ of being a scientist.(梦想) Imagine sth. with a book in his 2. He stood there, ______ left hand. (拿着) 3. With the day _______ coming(come) near, they felt excited. deceive others 4. He pretended ______ _____ ____( not to 假装不) know anything when he was asked. play jokes on 取笑) the 5. Don’t ______ ____ _____( disabled amuse sb.
F
1. Why were The Monkees even more popular than The Beatles in the USA in the 1960s? They were serious about their work and they also worked very hard. 2.Why the title of the text is ―The Band that wasn’t‖ (并非乐队的乐队) Because The Monkees were not a band until they appeared in the television show and didn’t follow the usual way to success. In addition, they were not like a band at first. They played jokes as well as played music.

必修2unit5知识点

必修2unit5知识点
Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?
The Flowers
Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?
Zero
Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?
match,fit与suit match指色调、形状、性质等相搭配。 fit指大小,形状合适,引申为“吻合”。 suit指合乎需要、口味、性格、条件、地位以及花色、款 式等等。 当表示“使……适合”的意思时,fit 常与 for 连用;suit 常与 to 连用。His experience fits him for the job . He suited his speech to his audience . 他使自己的演 讲适合于听众。 ①Do you have a tie to______ this suit? match ②The colour matches/suits me. ______________ ③No dish _____ all tastes. suits ④This coat _____ me very well. fits ⑤Each stone_____ so well. fits
Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer How Monkees become serious about the music business.
How musicians form bands
Unit5 Music Language points
Backstreet Boys(后街男孩)

人教高中英语必修2Unit5 单元课件高中英语精品公开课

人教高中英语必修2Unit5 单元课件高中英语精品公开课
They gave so goodp_e_r_fo_r_m_a_n_c_e_s that their fans supported then fiercely.
A year _o_r__so_ they became more serious about their work, The Monkees p_r_o_d_u_c_e_d_t_h_ei_r_o_w_n__re_c_o_r_ds and played their own music.
Choral
P34 Reading
• What is the topic sentence of each paragraph?
1. Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.
2. How most bands start 3. The Monkees started in a different way 4. How the Monkees became popular and
music 4. sing karaoke 5. pretend 6. to be honest 7. attach importance to 8. form a band
Paragraph 2
• Why do people form a band? • What is the first step for students who is to
how they developed as a real band
Paragraph 1
• What do most people dream of ?
underline
1. be a part of a band 2. dream of 3. everyone is clapping and appreciating your

高中英语人教必修2 Unit 5 Music Reading

高中英语人教必修2 Unit 5 Music Reading

M2M(窈窕美眉)
Westlife
Backstreet Boys Groove Coverage
Linkin Park
The Beatles甲壳虫乐队(又名披头 士)
Do you know the Monkees?
A big hit!
• Let’s do a quiz
• 让我们做一个小测验,看看你对音乐 知多少。看看哪个小组最厉害!加油 哦!请听题:
1. What are the advantages if people
form a band to play in the street?
They can earn some extra money and this can also give them a chance to
realize their dream of being famous.
7.卡朋特乐队(Carpenters)是美国歌 星理查德· 卡朋特和卡伦· 卡朋特兄妹二 人组成的演唱组合,1970年代和1980年 代初期风靡一时。1983年2月4日,卡伦 · 卡朋特因长期严重神经性厌食症而突然 去世,卡朋特乐队随之告终。下面那支 歌曲是他们的代表作之一: •A. God is a girl B. Pretty boy C. Yesterday once more
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Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List(列举) some you know.
Beyond; the Beatles of the UK, the zero o’clock of China, The 12-woman group of China; U2; Backstreet boys; M2M, Linkin Park……

新人教版必修2高一英语unit5课件

新人教版必修2高一英语unit5课件

Passers-by
DREAM
2.What are the benefits if students form a band to play in the street? They can earn some extra money.
Fill the blanks
Name Begin Members Style The Monkees A TV show A singer and actors Play jokes on each other as well as sing
Go over the passage and look for the main idea of each paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 How “The Monkees” was formed.
The development of “The Monkees”.
Hale Waihona Puke The Monkees is made of a band of four musicians _________, who played jokes on _____________each other as well as played music. They gave so goodperformances __________ that their fans supported then fiercely. or so A year _____ they became more serious about their work, The Monkees ____________________ produced their own records and played their own music. broke up The band ________ in about 1970, but reunited check _________in the mid-1980s.

人教版高中英语必修2the Beatles

人教版高中英语必修2the Beatles

The BeatlesThe impact of the Beatles upon popular music cannot be overstated; they revolutionized the music industry and touched the lives of all who heard them in deep and fundamental ways. Landing on these shores on February 7, 1964, they literally stood the world of pop culture on its head, setting the musical agenda for the remainder of the decade. The Beatles' buoyant melodies, playful personalities and mop-topped charisma were just the tonic needed by a nation left reeling by the senseless assassination of its young president, John F. Kennedy, barely two months earlier. Even adults typically given to scorning rock and roll as worthless "kid's stuff" were forced to concede that there was substance in their music and quick-witted cleverness in their repartee. Without exaggeration, they transfixed and transformed the world as we knew it, ushering in a demographic shift in which youth culture assertively took over from its stodgy Eisenhower-era forbears.The long journey resulting in the mob scene that greeted the Beatles' arrival at Kennedy Airport began in Liverpool back in 1958. A series of groups, including the Quarrymen and the Johnny and the Moondogs, variously included Liverpool natives John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. With a rhythm section consisting of bassist Stu Sutcliffe (an art student with great looks and scant musical ability) and drummer Pete Best, the group assumed the name "the Beatles." The group became a fixture on the rough-and-tumble bar scene in Hamburg, Germany, where their five-set-a-night marathons helped mold them into a tight performing unit. Their early repertoire consisted of well-chosen rock and roll and rhythm & blues covers, running the gamut from Chuck Berry to Little Richard. In April 1961, Sutcliffe left and McCartney switched from guitar to bass. On the local scene in their hometown of Liverpool, the group landed a lunchtime residency at a club called the Cavern, where they were discovered by a local record merchant and entrepreneur, Brian Epstein, who became their manager in December 1961.Epstein helped polish the group's appearance, dressing them in dapper collarless gray suits and making them appear more friendly than menacing. After being rejected by Decca Records following a January 1962 audition, the Beatles signed with EMI-Parlophone that April, having impressed producer George Martin. In August, Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey), who'd beendrumming with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, was brought into replace Pete Best. The group's first single, "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You," briefly dented the U.K. Top Twenty in October 1962, but their next 45, "Please Please Me," formally ignited Beatlemania in their homeland, reaching the Number Two spot. It was followed by four consecutive chart-topping British singles, issued throughout 1963: "From Me to You," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love." They conquered the U.K., even inducing a classical music critic from the London Sunday Times to declare them "the greatest composers since Beethoven." The group's success was based around the Lennon/McCartney songwriting partnership, Harrison's guitar-playing prowess, and Starr's amiable disposition and artful simplicity as a drummer.The Beatles' conquest of America early in 1964 launched the British Invasion, as a torrent of rock and roll bands from Britain overtook the pop charts. The Fab Four's first Number One single in the U.S. was "I Want to Hold Your Hand," released on Capitol Records, EMI's American counterpart. This exuberant track was followed by 45 more Top Forty hits over the next half-dozen years. During the week of April 4, 1964, the Beatles set a record that is likely never to be broken when they occupied all five of the top positions on Billboard's Top Pop Singles chart, with "Can't Buy Me Love" ensconced at Number One. Their popularity soared still further with the release of their playfully anarchic documentary film, A Hard Day's Night, in August 1964.When all was said and done, the Beatles charted 20 Number One singles in the States - a number even greater than runner-up Elvis Presley's 17 chart-toppers. For such feats of sales and airplay alone, the Beatles can unassailably be regarded as the top group in rock and roll history. Yet their significance as a band extends beyond numbers to encompass their innovations in the recording studio. The Beatles' legacy as a concert attraction, during their harried passage from nightclubs to baseball stadiums, is distinguished primarily by the deafening screams of female fans overcome by the group's very appearance. Consequently, the Beatles began to indulge their creative energies in the studio, layering sounds and crafting songs in a way no one had attempted before. The results included such musically expansive and lyrically sophisticated albums as Rubber Soul (1965) and Revolver (1966). For various reasons, ranging from safety concerns to frustration that no one could hear or was listening, the Beatles retired from touring after a San Francisco concert on August 29, 1966.Ten months later, they released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an album that has almost universally been cited as the creative apotheosis of rock and roll, a watershed event in which rock became "serious art" without losing its sense of humor (or sense of the absurd). Realizing the band members' collective ambitions took four months and all the technical wiles of producer George Martin. A completely self-contained album meant to be played and experienced from start to finish, Sgt. Pepper broke the mold in that no singles were released from it. The album's heady artistic reach further cemented the notion of a viable counterculture in the minds of youthful dropouts everywhere. Anyone who was alive in the summer of 1967 can remember the pleasant shock of hearing it and the reverberations it sent outward into the world of rock and roll and beyond.In the wake of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles began to splinter in ways that were, at first, subtle but that gradually grew more pronounced. Subsequent events included the death of manager Epstein due to an overdose of sleeping pills; the release of the TV film Magical Mystery Tour, which earned the Beatles some of their first negative reviews; a trip to India to meditate with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, about whom Lennon wrote the scabrous putdown "Sexy Sadie"; and the launching in January 1968 of Apple Corps, Ltd., a disastrously mismanaged entertainment empire that helped bring down the Beatles amid a tangled maze of money matters.Through all the chaotic events of the late Sixties, the Beatles managed to retain their integrity and focus as recording artists. Released in August 1968, the single "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" became their most popular single. The Beatles (1968), a double-LP popularly referred to as "the White Album," was like a prism that found the group refracting into four individual and highly estimable talents. The album and film Let It Be, recorded in 1969 but shelved until 1970, essentially documented the Beatles' dissolution and breakup amid internal squabbles and the presence of John Lennon's new mate, Yoko Ono. Yet the Beatles came together and exited on a high note, uniting in the summer of 1969 to record their swan song, Abbey Road.On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles, and the group quietly came to an end. Throughout the Seventies, fans hoped for an eventual reunion, while the group members pursued solo careers with varying degrees of artistic and commercial success. Those hopes were forever dashed by the murder of John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980.July 7, 1940Ringo Starr was born.October 9, 1940John Lennon is born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England, to Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon.June 18, 1942James Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England.February 25, 1943George Harrison was born.1956Julia, John Lennon's mother, bought him his first guitar through a mail order ad. His incessant playing prompts John's Aunt Mimi to say, "The guitar's all very well as a hobby, John, but you'll never make a living out of it." John forms his first group, the Quarrymen.July 6, 1957John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen. Impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group.February 1, 1958Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue. George joins the group.August 1, 1960The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.January 1, 1961The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.November 1, 1961Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles. He soon signs a contract to manage them.The Beatles make their radio debut performing three songs, including Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby," on the BBC.April 10, 1962Stu Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage.June 1, 1962The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records. He agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced. Within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group. SEPTEMBER 4-11, 1962The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer.December 1, 1963"I Want to Hold Your Hand,"the Beatles' first American single, is released by Capitol Records. January 26, 1964I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) was a hit.February 7, 1964The Beatles arrive in AmericaFebruary 9, 1964The Beatles make their first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.February 11, 1964The Beatles begin their first U.S. tour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C.March 15, 1964She Loves You (The Beatles) was a hit.March 29, 1964Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles) was a hit.April 4, 1964The top five slots on the 'Billboard' chart are held by the Beatles, a feat never before or since matched.May 24, 1964Love Me Do (The Beatles) was a hit.The world premiere of The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London.July 26, 1964A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles) was a hit.August 14, 1964The Beatles cut Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone" at EMI Studios in London. Intended for album 'Beatles For Sale' ('Beatles '65' in the US), it was left off and remained unreleased until 'Anthology 1' in 1995.1964The Beatles release "This Boy" from their first American album 'Meet the Beatles'.December 20, 1964I Feel Fine (The Beatles) was a hit.March 7, 1965Eight Days a Week (The Beatles) was a hit.1965The Beatles release "Yes It Is".April 1, 1965John Lennon composes "Help!" the title song for the Beatles' second film. He later confides that the lyrics are a cry for help and a clue to the confusion and despondency he feels.May 16, 1965Ticket to Ride (The Beatles) was a hit.July 29, 1965The Beatles release their second film, 'Help!'.August 15, 1965The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City. August 27, 1965The Beatles spend the evening talking and playing music with Elvis Presley at his Bel air home. August 29, 1965Help! (The Beatles) was a hit.October 3, 1965Yesterday (The Beatles) was a hit.October 9, 1965The Beatles reach #1 with "Yesterday".October 26, 1965The Beatles are awarded England's prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of the British Empire). John comments, "I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE." January 2, 1966We Can Work It Out (The Beatles) was a hit.March 1, 1966London's 'Evening Standard' publishes an interview with John Lennon in which he states that the Beatles are "more popular than Jesus now." The comment provokes several protests, including the burning of Beatles records.June 19, 1966Paperback Writer (The Beatles) was a hit.July 31, 1966John Lennon's comments on the state of Christianity ?made in March, but only lately picked up in the U.S. - spark protests and record burnings on the eve of the Beatles' 1966 American tour. August 29, 1966After their concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, the Beatles declare this to be their final concert tour.SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1966John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film 'How I Won the War'. He writes "Strawberry Fields Forever" during the filming.March 12, 1967Penny Lane (The Beatles) was a hit.March 18, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "Penny Lane".June 1, 1967'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is released in Britain.August 1, 1967Beatle George Harrison and his wife, Patti, stroll through the streets of Haight-Ashbury, bringing more international attention to the scene.August 13, 1967All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) was a hit.August 19, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "All You Need Is Love".September 1, 1967John Lennon writes "I Am the Walrus" while under the influence of LSD. He also anonymously sponsors Yoko Ono's Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery. December 24, 1967Hello Goodbye (The Beatles) was a hit.December 30, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "Hello Goodbye".February 15, 1968The Beatles depart for Rishikesh, India, for an advanced course in transcendental meditation. May 1, 1968Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny. Later that month, John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge. They make experimental tapes all night.September 22, 1968Hey Jude (The Beatles) was a hit.September 28, 1968The Beatles reach #1 with "Hey Jude".January 30, 1969The Beatles make their last performance as a group on the roof of the Apple building during the filming of 'Let It Be'.May 18, 1969Get Back (The Beatles) was a hit.May 24, 1969The Beatles reach #1 with "Get Back".November 23, 1969Come Together (The Beatles) was a hit.November 29, 1969The Beatles reach #1 with "Come Together".April 5, 1970Let It Be (The Beatles) was a hit.April 10, 1970Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles due to "personal, business and musical differences."June 7, 1970The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles) was a hit.January 2, 1975John and Yoko are reunited. The Beatles' final dissolution takes place in London.December 8, 1980John Lennon is shot by a deranged assailant as he and Yoko return to the Dakota after a recording session. He is pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital.1988The Beatles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.November 19, 1995"Free as a Bird," the first new Beatles single in 25 years, is premiered on the televised Beatles Anthology. The song, a 1977 demo by John Lennon completed in 1995 by the three surviving Beatles, reaches #6 on the singles chart in early 1996.March 23, 1996"Real Love," a 1979 John Lennon demo finished in 1995 by the other Beatles, becomes the second new Beatles single to chart in less than three months. Released as part of 'The Beatles Anthology' recordings and TV special, it reaches #11 ?not bad for a band that broke up in 1970. November 29, 2001George Harrison dies at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.。

高中英语必修2第5单元-unit5 music Warming up

高中英语必修2第5单元-unit5 music Warming up
十送红军
Zero point
The flowers
BEYOND
BThe Beatles 披头士 (甲壳虫乐队)
A big hit!
Reading
Match main ideas with paragraphs
Para 1:
How the Monkees formed the band?
began as a TV
onem__u_s_ic_i_a_n__ and
show
three _a_c_t_o_rs___
The road to success
Have you ever dreamed of 1._______(be) famous as a musician? At first many singers may form a band to practise their music. And then they may get the chance to give_2____ (perform) in pubs or clubs. Later they may gradually become popular. _3____, the Monkees started in a different way. Only one of them was good enough and the other three members pretended _4__(sing). To be honest, it couldn't _5___(call) a real band at the beginning. Anyhow, their shows were _6___ (humour) and they became popular. After a year or so, they worked harder and produced _7__ (them) own records and started touring.

高三英语一轮复习 必修二 Unit5 The-Beatles

高三英语一轮复习 必修二 Unit5 The-Beatles

John Lennon 约翰列侬 (1940.10.9-1980.12.8)
He is famous in the world as one of the founders and the rhythm guitarist(节奏吉他手) of the Beatles.
Paul McCartney 保罗·麦卡特尼 (1942.6.18- ) As the bassist(贝斯手) of the Beatles, he is considered the symbol of music in the 20th century
(1967) Magical Mystery Tour
❖ (1967) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1968) The Beatles [White Album] (1969) Abbey Road
❖ (1969) Yellow Submarine (1970) Let It Be
The Beatles,二十世纪最知名的英国摇滚乐队,1956年成立於利物浦, 成员包括John Lennon (1940-1980),节奏吉他、键盘乐及主唱;Paul McCartney (1942- ),低音吉他、键盘乐及主唱;以及George Harrison (1943-2001),主吉他、西达琴、钢琴及和音。1962年, Ringo Starr〔原名 Richard Starkey,1940~ )加入,负责鼓及和音。 1970年,乐队解散,四人分道扬镳。
披头士(The Beatles)
❖ 披头士(The Beatles),亦称为“甲壳虫乐 队” ,是一个英国摇滚乐队,在20世纪60年代 掀起了一阵“Beatlemania”(披头士狂热), 引领了英伦入侵(British Invasion),是20世纪 60年代的文化标志之一。

新人教必修二Unit5Music[单元课件]分析

新人教必修二Unit5Music[单元课件]分析
Don’t make a joke about such an important thing.
Байду номын сангаас
get /be familiar with ( 主语是人,熟悉后面的宾语) I am familiar with this town.
我熟悉这座城镇。 get /be familiar to(主语为他人熟悉) This town is familiar to us.
sometimes in our live. Most musicians often meet and _f_o_r_m_a band. Sometimes they play in the street to __p_a_ss_e_rs_-_byso that they can earn some _e_x_tr_a_money and this also give them ac_h_an_c_e_ to realize their dreams.
④The cheat pretended that he__C_______ it.
A. would know B. was to know
C. knew
D. has known
earn 赚得;挣得;使得到 earn one's living = make a living谋生 ①His courage earned him the respect of all the others. ②He earns his living by selling vegetables. ③She earns her living by teaching.
He pretended to be reading a book when his mother came back.

高中英语Unit5 Music文章 The Beatles人教版必修二

高中英语Unit5 Music文章 The Beatles人教版必修二

The BeatlesThe impact of the Beatles upon popular music cannot be overstated; they revolutionized the music industry and touched the lives of all who heard them in deep and fundamental ways. Landing on these shores on February 7, 1964, they literally stood the world of pop culture on its head, setting the musical agenda for the remainder of the decade. The Beatles' buoyant melodies, playful personalities and mop-topped charisma were just the tonic needed by a nation left reeling by the senseless assassination of its young president, John F. Kennedy, barely two months earlier. Even adults typically given to scorning rock and roll as worthless "kid's stuff" were forced to concede that there was substance in their music and quick-witted cleverness in their repartee. Without exaggeration, they transfixed and transformed the world as we knew it, ushering in a demographic shift in which youth culture assertively took over from its stodgy Eisenhower-era forbears.The long journey resulting in the mob scene that greeted the Beatles' arrival at Kennedy Airport began in Liverpool back in 1958. A series of groups, including the Quarrymen and the Johnny and the Moondogs, variously included Liverpool natives John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. With a rhythm section consisting of bassist Stu Sutcliffe (an art student with great looks and scant musical ability) and drummer Pete Best, the group assumed the name "the Beatles." The group became a fixture on the rough-and-tumble bar scene in Hamburg, Germany, where their five-set-a-night marathons helped mold them into a tight performing unit. Their early repertoire consisted of well-chosen rock and roll and rhythm & blues covers, running the gamut from Chuck Berry to Little Richard. In April 1961,Sutcliffe left and McCartney switched from guitar to bass. On the local scene in their hometown of Liverpool, the group landed a lunchtime residency at a club called the Cavern, where they were discovered by a local record merchant and entrepreneur, Brian Epstein, who became their manager in December 1961.Epstein helped polish the group's appearance, dressing them in dapper collarless gray suits and making them appear more friendly than menacing. After being rejected by Decca Records following a January 1962 audition, the Beatles signed with EMI-Parlophone that April, having impressed producer George Martin. In August, Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey), who'd been drumming with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, was brought into replace Pete Best. The group's first single, "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You," briefly dented the U.K. Top Twenty in October 1962, but their next 45, "Please Please Me," formally ignited Beatlemania in their homeland, reaching the Number Two spot. It was followed by four consecutive chart-topping British singles, issued throughout 1963: "From Me to You," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love." They conquered the U.K., even inducing a classical music critic from the London Sunday Times to declare them "the greatest composers since Beethoven." The group's success was based around the Lennon/McCartney songwriting partnership, Harrison's guitar-playing prowess, and Starr's amiable disposition and artful simplicity as a drummer.The Beatles' conquest of America early in 1964 launched the British Invasion, as a torrent of rock and roll bands from Britain overtook the pop charts. The Fab Four's first Number One single in the U.S. was "I Want to Hold Your Hand," released on Capitol Records, EMI's American counterpart.This exuberant track was followed by 45 more Top Forty hits over the next half-dozen years. During the week of April 4, 1964, the Beatles set a record that is likely never to be broken when they occupied all five of the top positions on Billboard's Top Pop Singles chart, with "Can't Buy Me Love" ensconced at Number One. Their popularity soared still further with the release of their playfully anarchic documentary film, A Hard Day's Night, in August 1964.When all was said and done, the Beatles charted 20 Number One singles in the States - a number even greater than runner-up Elvis Presley's 17 chart-toppers. For such feats of sales and airplay alone, the Beatles can unassailably be regarded as the top group in rock and roll history. Yet their significance as a band extends beyond numbers to encompass their innovations in the recording studio. The Beatles' legacy as a concert attraction, during their harried passage from nightclubs to baseball stadiums, is distinguished primarily by the deafening screams of female fans overcome by the group's very appearance. Consequently, the Beatles began to indulge their creative energies in the studio, layering sounds and crafting songs in a way no one had attempted before. The results included such musically expansive and lyrically sophisticated albums as Rubber Soul (1965) and Revolver (1966). For various reasons, ranging from safety concerns to frustration that no one could hear or was listening, the Beatles retired from touring after a San Francisco concert on August 29, 1966.Ten months later, they released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an album that has almost universally been cited as the creative apotheosis of rock and roll, a watershed event in which rock became "serious art" without losing its sense of humor (or sense of the absurd). Realizing the bandmembers' collective ambitions took four months and all the technical wiles of producer George Martin. A completely self-contained album meant to be played and experienced from start to finish, Sgt. Pepper broke the mold in that no singles were released from it. The album's heady artistic reach further cemented the notion of a viable counterculture in the minds of youthful dropouts everywhere. Anyone who was alive in the summer of 1967 can remember the pleasant shock of hearing it and the reverberations it sent outward into the world of rock and roll and beyond.In the wake of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles began to splinter in ways that were, at first, subtle but that gradually grew more pronounced. Subsequent events included the death of manager Epstein due to an overdose of sleeping pills; the release of the TV film Magical Mystery Tour, which earned the Beatles some of their first negative reviews; a trip to India to meditate with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, about whom Lennon wrote the scabrous putdown "Sexy Sadie"; and the launching in January 1968 of Apple Corps, Ltd., a disastrously mismanaged entertainment empire that helped bring down the Beatles amid a tangled maze of money matters.Through all the chaotic events of the late Sixties, the Beatles managed to retain their integrity and focus as recording artists. Released in August 1968, the single "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" became their most popular single. The Beatles (1968), a double-LP popularly referred to as "the White Album," was like a prism that found the group refracting into four individual and highly estimable talents. The album and film Let It Be, recorded in 1969 but shelved until 1970, essentially documented the Beatles' dissolution and breakup amid internal squabbles and the presence of John Lennon's new mate, Yoko Ono. Yet the Beatles came together andexited on a high note, uniting in the summer of 1969 to record their swan song, Abbey Road.On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles, and the group quietly came to an end. Throughout the Seventies, fans hoped for an eventual reunion, while the group members pursued solo careers with varying degrees of artistic and commercial success. Those hopes were forever dashed by the murder of John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980.July 7, 1940Ringo Starr was born.October 9, 1940John Lennon is born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England, to Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon.June 18, 1942James Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England.February 25, 1943George Harrison was born.1956Julia, John Lennon's mother, bought him his first guitar through a mail order ad. His incessant playing prompts John's Aunt Mimi to say, "The guitar's all very well as a hobby, John, but you'll never make a living out of it." John forms his first group, the Quarrymen.July 6, 1957John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen. Impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group.February 1, 1958Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue. George joins the group.August 1, 1960The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.January 1, 1961The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.November 1, 1961Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles. He soon signs a contract to manage them.March 7, 1962The Beatles make their radio debut performing three songs, including Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby," on the BBC.April 10, 1962Stu Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage.June 1, 1962The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records. He agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced. Within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group.SEPTEMBER 4-11, 1962The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer.December 1, 1963"I Want to Hold Your Hand," the Beatles' first American single, is released by Capitol Records.January 26, 1964I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) was a hit.February 7, 1964The Beatles arrive in AmericaFebruary 9, 1964The Beatles make their first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'. February 11, 1964The Beatles begin their first U.S. tour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C. March 15, 1964She Loves You (The Beatles) was a hit.March 29, 1964Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles) was a hit.April 4, 1964The top five slots on the 'Billboard' chart are held by the Beatles, a feat never before or since matched.May 24, 1964Love Me Do (The Beatles) was a hit.July 6, 1964The world premiere of The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London. July 26, 1964A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles) was a hit.August 14, 1964The Beatles cut Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone" at EMI Studios in London. Intended for album 'Beatles For Sale' ('Beatles '65' in the US), it was left off and remained unreleased until 'Anthology 1' in 1995. 1964The Beatles release "This Boy" from their first American album 'Meet the Beatles'.December 20, 1964I Feel Fine (The Beatles) was a hit.March 7, 1965Eight Days a Week (The Beatles) was a hit.1965The Beatles release "Yes It Is".April 1, 1965John Lennon composes "Help!" the title song for the Beatles' second film. He later confides that the lyrics are a cry for help and a clue to the confusion and despondency he feels.May 16, 1965Ticket to Ride (The Beatles) was a hit.July 29, 1965The Beatles release their second film, 'Help!'.August 15, 1965The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City. August 27, 1965The Beatles spend the evening talking and playing music with Elvis Presley at his Bel air home.August 29, 1965Help! (The Beatles) was a hit.October 3, 1965Yesterday (The Beatles) was a hit.October 9, 1965The Beatles reach #1 with "Yesterday".October 26, 1965The Beatles are awarded England's prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of the British Empire). John comments, "I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE."January 2, 1966We Can Work It Out (The Beatles) was a hit.March 1, 1966London's 'Evening Standard' publishes an interview with John Lennon in which he states that the Beatles are "more popular than Jesus now." The comment provokes several protests, including the burning of Beatles records. June 19, 1966Paperback Writer (The Beatles) was a hit.July 31, 1966John Lennon's comments on the state of Christianity ?made in March, but only lately picked up in the U.S. - spark protests and record burnings on the eve of the Beatles' 1966 American tour.August 29, 1966After their concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, the Beatles declare this to be their final concert tour.SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1966John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film 'How I Won the War'. He writes "Strawberry Fields Forever" during the filming.March 12, 1967Penny Lane (The Beatles) was a hit.March 18, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "Penny Lane".June 1, 1967'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is released in Britain.August 1, 1967Beatle George Harrison and his wife, Patti, stroll through the streets of Haight-Ashbury, bringing more international attention to the scene. August 13, 1967All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) was a hit.August 19, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "All You Need Is Love".September 1, 1967John Lennon writes "I Am the Walrus" while under the influence of LSD. He also anonymously sponsors Yoko Ono's Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery.December 24, 1967Hello Goodbye (The Beatles) was a hit.December 30, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "Hello Goodbye".February 15, 1968The Beatles depart for Rishikesh, India, for an advanced course in transcendental meditation.May 1, 1968Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny. Later that month, John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge. They make experimental tapes all night.September 22, 1968Hey Jude (The Beatles) was a hit.September 28, 1968The Beatles reach #1 with "Hey Jude".January 30, 1969The Beatles make their last performance as a group on the roof of the Apple building during the filming of 'Let It Be'.May 18, 1969Get Back (The Beatles) was a hit.May 24, 1969The Beatles reach #1 with "Get Back".November 23, 1969Come Together (The Beatles) was a hit.November 29, 1969The Beatles reach #1 with "Come Together".April 5, 1970Let It Be (The Beatles) was a hit.April 10, 1970Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles due to "personal, business and musical differences."June 7, 1970The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles) was a hit.January 2, 1975John and Yoko are reunited. The Beatles' final dissolution takes place in London.December 8, 1980John Lennon is shot by a deranged assailant as he and Yoko return to the Dakota after a recording session. He is pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital.1988The Beatles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.November 19, 1995"Free as a Bird," the first new Beatles single in 25 years, is premiered on the televised Beatles Anthology. The song, a 1977 demo by John Lennon completed in 1995 by the three surviving Beatles, reaches #6 on the singles chart in early 1996.March 23, 1996"Real Love," a 1979 John Lennon demo finished in 1995 by the other Beatles, becomes the second new Beatles single to chart in less than three months. Released as part of 'The Beatles Anthology' recordings and TV special, it reaches #11 ?not bad for a band that broke up in 1970.November 29, 2001George Harrison dies at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.。

高中英语人教版必修二Unit5MusicReading课件

高中英语人教版必修二Unit5MusicReading课件

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The Beatles 披头士 (甲壳虫乐队)
P34 Reading
Skimming Task 3
Which band does the passage talk about?
The Monkees
in pubs or clubs
3. In Para.3how many musicians
were there when the band was formed at the beginning? D
A.Four B. Three C. Two D. One
4. In Para.4the Monkees started to
and form a band because __B___ .
A. they like money B. they like to write and play their
own music C. It is easier to be rich and famous. D. They want to give performances
Para 1:
The Monkees started in a
different way.
Para 2:
Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.
Hale Waihona Puke Para 3:How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.
play and sing their own songs like

人教版必修二Unit5_music_Reading

人教版必修二Unit5_music_Reading

人教版必修二Unit5_music_ReadingUnit5 MusicReadingCan we call them (Metro) 地铁站乐团a band?1. Instrument 乐器2. Write their own songsHave you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you have.Back Street BoyThe Beatles甲壳虫乐队又称:批头士Do you know the Monkees门基乐队?A big hit!The Band That Wasn’tRead the passage quickly and try to findout:1.How many bands are mentioned in the passage? What are their names?Two. “The Beatles” and ” The Monkees”.2.Which band is “The Band That Wasn’t”?“The Monkees”.1. Skim the passage quickly and choose the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph Paragraph1 Paragraph2 Main ideaFast readingParagraph3 Paragraph4C AD BA. How most bands start.B. How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.C. Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.D. The Monkees started in a different way.2. Join the correct parts of the sentences together. 1.They produced a new record in 1996________ D 2.Most musicians get together and_________ C3.They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians, _________ A E4. The first TV show___________ B5. However, the band broke up about 1970,____A. but only one person was accepted.B. but reunited in the mid-1980s.C. form a band because they like to write and play music.D. to celebrate their time as a band.E. was a big hit.True or false (T/F)1.The writer believes that lots of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous . T 2.Some bands in American must may start as a F group of high school students. 3.It was“ The The Beatles" Monkees that started in a different way. F 4.It was hard for the TV organizers to look for T good rock musicians. 5.At first," The Monkees" didn't play their own songs. TPara. 34 Para.34 The development of the Mooknees.in 1996 in the mid-1980s in about 1970 after a year or soa real band ? reunited? broke upbecame seriousmusic jokes beganbased on ? The Beatles a TV show as ?Group Work(小组活动)Requirements:Please firstly finish the task by yourself, and then discuss the answers in your groups. After discussion, each group should present your answers.我的课堂我做主Post readingFinish the short passage according to the text.To be ___________, most of us have honest dreamed of _____________becoming famous and rich sometimes in our lives. Many form musicians often meet and_________a band. Sometimes they play in the street passers-by to_______________so that they can extra earn some_________money or pay for instruments their _________________. There was once a band started in a different way.The musicians of whom the band was played _______ jokes _____each on formed ______ other as well as played music, whose music and on based jokes were _________loosely______ “The Beatles”. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get familiar ________them. with more_________ Though up broke _______in it ________ 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.Discussion1.How do you understand the title “The Band That Wasn’t”? Can it be changed into “The Band That isn’t”?2.What do you learn from The Monkees’ success?1. 找出文中黑体单词及中文意思,并抄写在作业本上。

Unit5《Music》TheBeatles-文字素材2(人教版必修2)

Unit5《Music》TheBeatles-文字素材2(人教版必修2)

The BeatlesThe impact of the Beatles upon popular music cannot be overstated; they revolutionized the music industry and touched the lives of all who heard them in deep and fundamental ways. Landing on these shores on February 7, 1964, they literally stood the world of pop culture on its head, setting the musical agenda for the remainder of the decade. The Beatles' buoyant melodies, playful personalities and mop-topped charisma were just the tonic needed by a nation left reeling by the senseless assassination of its young president, John F. Kennedy, barely two months earlier. Even adults typically given to scorning rock and roll as worthless "kid's stuff" were forced to concede that there was substance in their music and quick-witted cleverness in their repartee. Without exaggeration, they transfixed and transformed the world as we knew it, ushering in a demographic shift in which youth culture assertively took over from its stodgy Eisenhower-era forbears.The long journey resulting in the mob scene that greeted the Beatles' arrival at Kennedy Airport began in Liverpool back in 1958. A series of groups, including the Quarrymen and the Johnny and the Moondogs, variously included Liverpool natives John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. With a rhythm section consisting of bassist Stu Sutcliffe (an art student with great looks and scant musical ability) and drummer Pete Best, the group assumed the name "the Beatles." The group became a fixture on the rough-and-tumble bar scene in Hamburg, Germany, where their five-set-a-night marathons helped mold them into a tight performing unit. Their early repertoire consisted of well-chosen rock and roll and rhythm & blues covers, running the gamut from Chuck Berry to Little Richard. In April 1961, Sutcliffe left and McCartney switched from guitar to bass. On the local scene in their hometown of Liverpool, the group landed a lunchtime residency at a club called the Cavern, where they were discovered by a local record merchant and entrepreneur, Brian Epstein, who became their manager in December 1961.Epstein helped polish the group's appearance, dressing them in dapper collarless gray suits and making them appear more friendly than menacing. After being rejectedby Decca Records following a January 1962 audition, the Beatles signed with EMI-Parlophone that April, having impressed producer George Martin. In August, Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey), who'd been drumming with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, was brought into replace Pete Best. The group's first single, "Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You," briefly dented the U.K. Top Twenty in October 1962, but their next 45, "Please Please Me," formally ignited Beatlemania in their homeland, reaching the Number Two spot. It was followed by four consecutive chart-topping British singles, issued throughout 1963: "From Me to You," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love." They conquered the U.K., even inducing a classical music critic from the London Sunday Times to declare them "the greatest composers since Beethoven." The group's success was based around the Lennon/McCartney songwriting partnership, Harrison's guitar-playing prowess, and Starr's amiable disposition and artful simplicity as a drummer.The Beatles' conquest of America early in 1964 launched the British Invasion, as a torrent of rock and roll bands from Britain overtook the pop charts. The Fab Four's first Number One single in the U.S. was "I Want to Hold Your Hand," released on Capitol Records, EMI's American counterpart. This exuberant track was followed by 45 more Top Forty hits over the next half-dozen years. During the week of April 4, 1964, the Beatles set a record that is likely never to be broken when they occupied all five of the top positions on Billboard's Top Pop Singles chart, with "Can't Buy Me Love" ensconced at Number One. Their popularity soared still further with the release of their playfully anarchic documentary film, A Hard Day's Night, in August 1964.When all was said and done, the Beatles charted 20 Number One singles in the States - a number even greater than runner-up Elvis Presley's 17 chart-toppers. For such feats of sales and airplay alone, the Beatles can unassailably be regarded as the top group in rock and roll history. Yet their significance as a band extends beyond numbers to encompass their innovations in the recording studio. The Beatles' legacy as a concert attraction, during their harried passage from nightclubs to baseball stadiums, is distinguished primarily by the deafening screams of female fans overcome by the group's very appearance. Consequently, the Beatles began to indulge their creativeenergies in the studio, layering sounds and crafting songs in a way no one had attempted before. The results included such musically expansive and lyrically sophisticated albums as Rubber Soul (1965) and Revolver (1966). For various reasons, ranging from safety concerns to frustration that no one could hear or was listening, the Beatles retired from touring after a San Francisco concert on August 29, 1966.Ten months later, they released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an album that has almost universally been cited as the creative apotheosis of rock and roll, a watershed event in which rock became "serious art" without losing its sense of humor (or sense of the absurd). Realizing the band members' collective ambitions took four months and all the technical wiles of producer George Martin. A completely self-contained album meant to be played and experienced from start to finish, Sgt. Pepper broke the mold in that no singles were released from it. The album's heady artistic reach further cemented the notion of a viable counterculture in the minds of youthful dropouts everywhere. Anyone who was alive in the summer of 1967 can remember the pleasant shock of hearing it and the reverberations it sent outward into the world of rock and roll and beyond.In the wake of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles began to splinter in ways that were, at first, subtle but that gradually grew more pronounced. Subsequent events included the death of manager Epstein due to an overdose of sleeping pills; the release of the TV film Magical Mystery Tour, which earned the Beatles some of their first negative reviews; a trip to India to meditate with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, about whom Lennon wrote the scabrous putdown "Sexy Sadie"; and the launching in January 1968 of Apple Corps, Ltd., a disastrously mismanaged entertainment empire that helped bring down the Beatles amid a tangled maze of money matters.Through all the chaotic events of the late Sixties, the Beatles managed to retain their integrity and focus as recording artists. Released in August 1968, the single "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" became their most popular single. The Beatles (1968), a double-LP popularly referred to as "the White Album," was like a prism that found the group refracting into four individual and highly estimable talents. The album and film Let It Be, recorded in 1969 but shelved until 1970, essentially documented the Beatles'dissolution and breakup amid internal squabbles and the presence of John Lennon's new mate, Yoko Ono. Yet the Beatles came together and exited on a high note, uniting in the summer of 1969 to record their swan song, Abbey Road.On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles, and the group quietly came to an end. Throughout the Seventies, fans hoped for an eventual reunion, while the group members pursued solo careers with varying degrees of artistic and commercial success. Those hopes were forever dashed by the murder of John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980.July 7, 1940Ringo Starr was born.October 9, 1940John Lennon is born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England, to Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon.June 18, 1942James Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England.February 25, 1943George Harrison was born.1956Julia, John Lennon's mother, bought him his first guitar through a mail order ad. His incessant playing prompts John's Aunt Mimi to say, "The guitar's all very well as a hobby, John, but you'll never make a living out of it." John forms his first group, the Quarrymen.July 6, 1957John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen. Impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group.Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue. George joins the group.August 1, 1960The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.January 1, 1961The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.November 1, 1961Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles. He soon signs a contract to manage them.March 7, 1962The Beatles make their radio debut performing three songs, including Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby," on the BBC.April 10, 1962Stu Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage.June 1, 1962The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records. He agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced. Within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group.SEPTEMBER 4-11, 1962The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer.December 1, 1963"I Want to Hold Your Hand,"the Beatles' first American single, is released by Capitol Records.January 26, 1964I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) was a hit.February 7, 1964The Beatles arrive in AmericaThe Beatles make their first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.February 11, 1964The Beatles begin their first U.S. tour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C.March 15, 1964She Loves You (The Beatles) was a hit.March 29, 1964Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles) was a hit.April 4, 1964The top five slots on the 'Billboard' chart are held by the Beatles, a feat never before or since matched.May 24, 1964Love Me Do (The Beatles) was a hit.July 6, 1964The world premiere of The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London.July 26, 1964A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles) was a hit.August 14, 1964The Beatles cut Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone" at EMI Studios in London. Intended for album 'Beatles For Sale' ('Beatles '65' in the US), it was left off and remained unreleased until 'Anthology 1' in 1995.1964The Beatles release "This Boy" from their first American album 'Meet the Beatles'. December 20, 1964I Feel Fine (The Beatles) was a hit.March 7, 1965Eight Days a Week (The Beatles) was a hit.1965The Beatles release "Yes It Is".April 1, 1965John Lennon composes "Help!" the title song for the Beatles' second film. He later confides that the lyrics are a cry for help and a clue to the confusion and despondency he feels.May 16, 1965Ticket to Ride (The Beatles) was a hit.July 29, 1965The Beatles release their second film, 'Help!'.August 15, 1965The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City. August 27, 1965The Beatles spend the evening talking and playing music with Elvis Presley at his Bel air home.August 29, 1965Help! (The Beatles) was a hit.October 3, 1965Yesterday (The Beatles) was a hit.October 9, 1965The Beatles reach #1 with "Yesterday".October 26, 1965The Beatles are awarded England's prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of the British Empire). John comments, "I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE."January 2, 1966We Can Work It Out (The Beatles) was a hit.March 1, 1966London's 'Evening Standard' publishes an interview with John Lennon in which he states that the Beatles are "more popular than Jesus now." The comment provokes several protests, including the burning of Beatles records.June 19, 1966July 31, 1966John Lennon's comments on the state of Christianity ?made in March, but only lately picked up in the U.S. - spark protests and record burnings on the eve of the Beatles' 1966 American tour.August 29, 1966After their concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, the Beatles declare this to be their final concert tour.SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1966John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film 'How I Won the War'. He writes "Strawberry Fields Forever" during the filming.March 12, 1967Penny Lane (The Beatles) was a hit.March 18, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "Penny Lane".June 1, 1967'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is released in Britain.August 1, 1967Beatle George Harrison and his wife, Patti, stroll through the streets of Haight-Ashbury, bringing more international attention to the scene.August 13, 1967All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) was a hit.August 19, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "All You Need Is Love".September 1, 1967John Lennon writes "I Am the Walrus" while under the influence of LSD. He also anonymously sponsors Yoko Ono's Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery.December 24, 1967December 30, 1967The Beatles reach #1 with "Hello Goodbye".February 15, 1968The Beatles depart for Rishikesh, India, for an advanced course in transcendental meditation.May 1, 1968Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny. Later that month, John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge. They make experimental tapes all night.September 22, 1968Hey Jude (The Beatles) was a hit.September 28, 1968The Beatles reach #1 with "Hey Jude".January 30, 1969The Beatles make their last performance as a group on the roof of the Apple building during the filming of 'Let It Be'.May 18, 1969Get Back (The Beatles) was a hit.May 24, 1969The Beatles reach #1 with "Get Back".November 23, 1969Come Together (The Beatles) was a hit.November 29, 1969The Beatles reach #1 with "Come Together".April 5, 1970Let It Be (The Beatles) was a hit.April 10, 1970Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles due to "personal, business and musical differences."June 7, 1970The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles) was a hit.January 2, 1975John and Yoko are reunited. The Beatles' final dissolution takes place in London. December 8, 1980John Lennon is shot by a deranged assailant as he and Yoko return to the Dakota after a recording session. He is pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital.1988The Beatles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.November 19, 1995"Free as a Bird," the first new Beatles single in 25 years, is premiered on the televised Beatles Anthology. The song, a 1977 demo by John Lennon completed in 1995 by the three surviving Beatles, reaches #6 on the singles chart in early 1996.March 23, 1996"Real Love," a 1979 John Lennon demo finished in 1995 by the other Beatles, becomes the second new Beatles single to chart in less than three months. Released as part of 'The Beatles Anthology' recordings and TV special, it reaches #11 ?not bad for a band that broke up in 1970.November 29, 2001George Harrison dies at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.。

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甲壳虫乐队
甲壳虫乐队又名“披头士”(Beatles),Beat在英文中是“搏击跳动”的意思。

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1962年9月乐队发行了第一张唱片,1964年第一季度,乐队的唱片销量高达美国唱片总销量的60%,该年的首次访美成为美国最轰动的事件。

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